If you've gotten enough value out of the site that you'd like to give something back, then thank you, it's much appreciated! There are several ways to do so.
Before you do however, an up front note. Running BYOAC is within the means of the site owner (me, John St.Clair). The ads pay for the site, and BYOAC won't go away if people don't chip in. That said, I'm certainly not getting rich running things here, and your contribution might let me buy another arcade widget. Visitors helping out is very much appreciated :)
There are several ways you can help support BYOAC. You can...
- Donate funds directly - always appreciated! You'll get your name recorded for all to see, or make it anonymous if you prefer!
- Shop from our affiliates - several vendors (such as Amazon.com and X-Arcade) will pay a small portion of any purchase you make from them if you start with our link. This is an easy way for you to help support the site by buying what you would have bought anyway!
- Support our advertisers - If you make a purchase from an advertiser you found on our site, be sure to let them know so they know their ad dollars were well spent!
- Buy the book - Project Arcade! - The book on building arcade controls and cabinets written by the owner of this site!
Thanks for thinking of supporting us!
BYOAC accepts donations via PayPal. If you would like to donate towards the operating costs of the site, you can do so by clicking one of the icon below. PayPal accepts payments via check, credit card, or an existing Paypal account. You can choose to donate anonymously or let us give you credit down below.
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Regular donation - your name listed below on the page. Thanks! |
Anonymous donation - your privacy will be honored. Thanks! |
The vendors listed below will give a portion of any purchase you make back to BYOAC if you start the sale from one of our links here. If you're planning to buy something from them anyway, a few extra seconds here sure helps us out - thanks!
Zazzle sells posters, clothing, mugs, and such with user submitted artwork. Be sure to check out:
David Dries collection (Amazing stuff!)
Frostillicus' gallery, with the official BYOAC shirts!
Zakk's collection of arcade and other stuff!
The vendors below have paid advertisements on BYOAC. If you end up doing business with one of these advertisers, please tell them you found them via BYOAC and let them know their advertising dollars were well spent!
Enter code BYOAC20 at checkout for a 20% discount!
In addition to running this site, a while back I wrote an almost 500 page book (with lots of pictures!) called Project Arcade. Project Arcade is a more polished and portable companion to this web site. You can learn more about it at the book's web site, where you'll find a sample chapter and other details. If you want to pick up a copy from Amazon, I'll get a small kickback from Amazon if you buy through this link! Wherever you buy it, I'll get a small royalty one day :) Much appreciated!
$Donator ";
print "$CommCount commercial donations to the FAQ - much appreciated! ";
DoCommercial();
print " $PrivateCount people have donated to the FAQ - big thanks! ";
DoPrivate();
print "
\r\n";
} else {
print "$Donator
\r\n";
}
}
}
}
// ----- End Function DoCommercial -----
// ----- Begin Function DoPrivate -----
function DoPrivate()
{
// Standard routine for connecting to the database
$mysql_link = mysql_connect("localhost", "http", "7jAEUAsyEphQsYq8");
mysql_select_db("byoac", $mysql_link);
$result = mysql_query ("SELECT * FROM Donations where Commercial = 0 order by Donator", $mysql_link);
while ($row = mysql_fetch_row($result))
{
$Donator = $row[1];
$Link = $row[2];
$Anonymous = $row[5];
if ($Anonymous == 0) {
if (isset($Link)) {
print "$Donator
\r\n";
} else {
print "$Donator
\r\n";
}
}
}
}
// ----- End Function DoPrivate -----
// Zero out donation running total and count of anonymous contributors
$Total = 0.0;
$Anon = 0;
$CommCount = 0;
$PrivateCount = 0;
DoAddup();
// print "Total donated so far (since 03/02/01) - \$$Total!\r\n";
// print "
(includes $Anon anonymous donations)